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Highley Copse

37 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome37 ha

Getting here

51.13076, -3.51856

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Horner Wood ancient trees walkWalking route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Dunkery and Horner Wood circular walkWalking route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmLocal walking route
Walking in Exmoor: Day TwoWalking route25.6 km
Named routeLength 25.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Coleridge WayWalking route82 km
Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hare Pathrestricted byway · 1.4 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.4 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking down towards Hart Cleave

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking down towards Hart Cleave

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Packhorse bridge 75m south east of The Old VicarageHistoric site4.3 km→✦Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 550m north west of Lype FarmHistoric site1.4 km→✦ClicketHistoric site2.9 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→✦Later prehistoric defended enclosure, Long WoodHistoric site4.9 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→

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